Miwok Trail: Coast Miwok people were believed to follow this route from inland areas to the ocean during peak fishing seasons.

Tennessee Valley: Named for the SS Tennessee, which ran aground when the captain missed the entrance to the Golden Gate on March 9, 1853.

Marincello Trail: Marincello was a failed development project (fortuitous for us trail runners) that would have placed housing atop the Marin Headlands.

Student Conservation Association (SCA) Trail: Singletrack gold! Follow it down to the crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge and admire the views.

GETTING TO OLEMA

From San Francisco: Take US 101 over the Golden Gate Bridge. Go 12 miles to San Anselmo exit. Go .5 miles and merge onto Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Follow it until you see the entrance for the Bolinas Ridge Trail on your left.

From points north: Take US 101 south to the exit for San Anselmo. After .5 miles merge onto Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. See above.